Front Light wire replacement/fix

Hey Tacoma world. First post here. I got a 2003 Taco that I have had since high school. Its at 200k miles and still going strong. But alas, parts where down after a while.

So my issue right now is the enclosure for the front lights. it seems as if a wire or a heat issue caused the casing where the wires and light are "fused" together is breaking apart. This is causing my light to have either low power, or not come on at all. Blinker still works though. If i adjust the light at all by moving the rubber enclosure, it comes on, but then in one small bump while driving, it comes off.

I have tried electric tape and some other wires to keep it up, but no luck.

Ill attach some pics. First 2 are the bad side and the third one is my good light where the casing looks normal. It seems like i have to replace that whole piece that the wires go into, but I cant google for the life of me what that part is. What i would really be worried about is replacing the wires. Not the worst, but just seems like it be a pain in a tight space.

any advice be wonderful. Thanks pals!

 

I'll try to track down the part # for the connector, if I can find it I'll update.

First you need to identify what is causing this and fix it in order to prevent it from happening again or worse (car-b-q).

You'll need to replace the wires as you mentioned. Use the same AWG if possible. Splice them in and pin the new connector and you're golden.

 

thanks Area51. Is it as simple as a Terminal headlight connector replacement? Now that i have pics i can look at to compare with, seems to be the case. Sample part from o-reilys - https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/...223/automotive-truck-2003-toyota-tacoma?pos=0

 

Yes. Much easier to solder on a connector that comes with a pigtail like you linked than add wire and pin a new one. Idk if Toyota will have a pigtail but they’re usually $20-30 and that’s a super common connector style, so Oreilly’s should be ok. Amazon has them too.

 

Take some pics of the connector when it’s unplugged from the light bulb. Poor connections will increase resistance which increases temperature - or they could be shorter together. That would usually pop a fuse though.


Just make sure you use 1 or 2 wraps of heat shrink and a hot soldering iron.